Brigita Lastauskaite

Brigita Lastauskaite is a Lithuanian-born Australian artist, based in Melbourne since 1998. She is a finalist at the Mosman, Hutchings, Fisher’s Ghost, Blacktown & Omnia Art Awards and received the Art Residencies in Tasmania, Finland and Lithuania. She completed a Master of Fine Art at the Vilnius Art Academy in Lithuania and was a recipient of a scholarship at the International Summer Academy in Salzburg. Brigita has always been fascinated by the landscape, and organic forms and textures. Her paintings are not intended to replicate a scene, but rather evoke a feeling and a sense of place. Brigita’s paintings are visceral and relate to inward feeling rather than to intellect. Her painting process is spontaneous and raw, and her visual language features abstract textural shapes, rhythmical patterns, calligraphic marks, and unique colour combinations. Brigita’s fascination with the underwater world and snorkelling is evident in her art practice. Her unexpected seascapes appear in ever changing new ways, but organic textural marks that remind of a hand-woven tapestry remain distinct to her artistic style.